Russia

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Relevant Laws

• The Criminal Code of 1996 and the Federal Law on Combating Corruption of 2008, together with numerous accompanying regulatory acts, are the principal laws criminalizing public and private corruption in Russia.
  • https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/rus_e/WTACCRUS48_LEG_6.pdf
  • http://www.rusfintrade.ru/files/article/2816/20170517_3.pdf
• The Civil Code, the Code of Administrative Offenses, and numerous other laws also provide for preventative measures and civil liability for corruption-related offenses.
  • https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/rus_e/WTACCRUS58_LEG_360.pdf
  • https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/rus_e/WTACCRUS58_LEG_63.pdf
• In addition to the anti-corruption laws, the Federal Law on the Prevention of Laundering of the Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing of 2001 provides for a framework of AML compliance regulations.

   

Enforcement Authorities

• The Investigative Committee
• The Police (part of the Ministry of the Interior)
• Federal Security Service
• Office of the Prosecution General
• The Ministry of Justice
• The Federal Customs Service
• Federal Service for Financial Monitoring
• The President’s Council on Counteracting Corruption

Publicly-Available Resources

• OECD profile page for Russia
• OECD Working Group on Bribery page for Russia
• Russia is ready for its Phase 3 evaluation once it fulfills high-priority recommendation
• Q&A in relation to bribery offences in Russia
• Ukraine-/Russia-related Sanctions
• U.S. Sanctions on Russia: An Overview
• Transparency International – Russia
• EU Council Regulation (CFSP) 2020/1999 of 7 December 2020 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses
• EU Council Decision (EU) 2020/1998 of 7 December 2020 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses